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Vinyl Siding Done Right

If vinyl’s final, you’d best get the details right. A veteran builder shows how to make it water-resistant and attractive. by Mike Guertin

Weaving Designs Into Sidewall ShinglesOnline Membership Required

Simple shapes let ordinary sidewall shingles take flightby Mike Guertin

Editors PickRain-Screen Walls: a Better Way to Install SidingOnline Membership Required

Spacing the siding away from the housewrap promotes ventilation and drainage for long-lasting siding and paintby Mark Averill Snyder

Running Exterior TrimOnline Membership Required

Fascias, rakes, soffits and corner boards aren't scrutinized like interior woodwork, but they still have to look good and stand up to weatherby Robert Weatherall

Building a Grand VerandaOnline Membership Required

A New Jersey design/build team re-creates a large, comfortable porch with 19th-century details built to last into the 21st century and beyondby Kevin Wilkes

Q & A: Weaving patterns in sidewall shinglesOnline Membership Required

by Roe A. Osborn

Installing Wood ClapboardsOnline Membership Required

How a seasoned crew uses a story pole and an efficient work sequence to install this traditional sidingby Rick Arnold, Mike Guertin

Siding With Cedar ShinglesOnline Membership Required

Woven corners are a good-looking and low-maintenance alternative to corner boardsby Oliver Govers

Installing Board-and-Batten SidingOnline Membership Required

Plan for the windows and doors firstby John Birchard

West Coast OverhangOnline Membership Required

A framing technique for soffit-covered eavesby Don Dunkley

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